English is Bad for Your Health

I got this email today from the director of the EL/L program--shows he has a good sense of humor! So, here's why English is bad for your health:

1. The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than the English.
2. The Mexicans eat a lot of fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than the English.
3. The Chinese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than the English.
4. The Italians drink a lot of red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than the English.
5. The Germans drink a lot of beer and eat lots of sausage and fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than the English.
CONCLUSION: Eat and drink what you like....Speaking English is apparently what kills you!!!

If speaking English is so dangerous, I wonder about teaching it!